Cat lover hears desperate cries during a rainy midnight walk and comes home with a kitten who changes the next 12 years

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Sarah Brown • Writer and Editor
Sep 19, 2026 5:30 PM EDT

Twelve years ago, a kitten's desperate screams in the middle of a rainy night led one cat lover straight to a tiny roadside rescue they'd never forget.

One cat lover was walking home in the rain at 1 a.m. when they heard a kitten screaming somewhere in the darkness ahead. There was no way they were going to keep walking.

Having grown up with cats, they knew this wasn't the usual kitten calling for mom. They followed the cries until they spotted movement beside a lamp post, only about 20 centimeters from the road and right near a blind corner. We don't even want to think about what could have happened if nobody had heard him.

The second they picked him up, the screaming stopped. Just like that, he was completely calm. Excuse us while our hearts melt a little.

There weren't any occupied houses nearby, and the kitten was covered in oil. His rescuer figured he may have climbed into a car before falling off near the sharp curve. Whatever happened, this little guy had clearly had enough adventure for one night, so home he went.

Waiting there was Loki, the resident 10-year-old only cat, who was initially less than thrilled about getting a surprise sibling. Luckily, he came around pretty quickly.

The kitten was named Nox, Latin for "night," after their late-night meeting. He was covered in black spots that survived his first bath, so his new hooman initially thought they were markings. More than a month later, the last spots disappeared and revealed a completely white kitty underneath, complete with a pink nose, pink ears, toe beans, and gorgeous eyes.

Now somehow 12 years have passed, and Nox is still as sweet and energetic as ever.

The Cat Distribution System has even delivered two more street kittens over the past three months, and Nox has welcomed both with plenty of patience.

He may be the senior cat now, but when the midnight zoomies begin, Nox is still right there keeping up with the youngsters.

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    So 12 years ago on a rainy night around 1am I was walking home when I started to hear non stop screaming from what could only be a kitten, coming somewhere from the darkness ahead of me.
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    I've always had cats all my life so I knew it wasn't a normal kind of call from a kitten for its mother... I just couldn't ignore it so I
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    440
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    followed the sound until I saw some movement next to a lamp post on the side of the road, some 20 cm away from the road itself and in a blind corner as well!
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    I picked it up and suddenly there was silence. He was so calm right away.
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    I looked around because there were a couple of houses there but I realised they were abandoned. And by the way the kitten was covered in oil I
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    Concluded that it probably had climbed up to some car and because of the sharp curve it probably fell off of it... there was no way it's mother was near by
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    because I had heard its screams from almost 1 km away. It's mother would have come back for it wherever she was if she could hear that!
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    So I took it home to a 10 year old single child Loki who was not impressed but quickly turned around.
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    I named him Nox wich means "night" in Latin because of the time I found him. At that time he still had black spots that didn't come out in the bath so I thought it was his fur.
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    those spots lasted for over 1 month after that but when they finally disappeared I was left with the purest of white cats, the cutest pink nose, ears and toe beans and his eyes were just the cherry on the top of the cake!
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    And all of the sudden 12 years have gone by but Nox is still the sweetest and most energetic cat I have ever seen.
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    On the last 3 months the delivery system has brought me 2 small kittens from the streets as well and Nox is so patient and friendly
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    with them both but even at his old age he still keeps up with them for the midnight zoomies
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    horwaith Nox really deserve his own post, the CDS give you at least 3 cuties. What amazing eyes, the blue one seems that he manage to capture all the oceans in one eye and the other the sun itself.
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  • Nox has some seriously gorgeous eyes. The blue one next to the yellow one is such a cool combination, especially with his completely white fur. It makes his face so striking without him even having to try. We’re also a little obsessed with how different they look depending on the light. Sometimes the blue really pops, other times the yellow steals the show. Either way, this handsome guy definitely has the kind of eyes that make you stop scrolling for a second.

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    Inner_Swordfish7475 Aww, he is beautiful. He was lucky to have found you.
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    DiveCat Beautiful story of a beautiful cat! I hope Nox has many more happy healthy years ahead of him.
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    alienmouse1 What a soul raising story! I hope you and Nox still have many years together.
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  • Twelve years down, and hopefully Nox has plenty more ahead of him! He may be the senior kitty of the house these days, but apparently nobody has told him that. If he’s still keeping up with two kittens during their midnight zoomies, we’d say he’s doing pretty darn well. Here’s to many more years of zoomies, cuddles, and keeping the youngsters on their toes.

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    Altruistic-Prior3482 what a beautiful boy
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    phillycat4207 Nox is cute with cute siblings!!!
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  • Nox is clearly taking his big brother duties very seriously. He’s patient with the two little ones, friendly with them, and even joins in when they decide it’s time to race around the house at midnight. At 12 years old, he could easily leave the kitten chaos to them, but apparently Nox would rather be part of it. Those kittens seriously lucked out with their big brother.

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    CutAffectionate5597 What an amazing story. That cat delivery system was working perfectly. Beautiful cat, too
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